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Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?
World Politics

The global humanitarian system was not set up for a crisis like this one.

By Joshua Keating
Policy
What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apartWhat makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart
Policy

There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.

By Abdallah Fayyad
World Politics
Why Ukraine won’t just give up its territoryWhy Ukraine won’t just give up its territory
World Politics

The future of the country’s borders is more than just a real estate deal.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
What we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explainedWhat we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump met with Zelenskyy and European leaders to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump-Putin summit ends with no deal on UkraineTrump-Putin summit ends with no deal on Ukraine
The Logoff

Trump emerged from talks with little to show for it.

By Cameron Peters
World Politics
What recognizing a Palestinian state actually achievesWhat recognizing a Palestinian state actually achieves
World Politics

The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
Do Israelis care that Gazans are starving?Do Israelis care that Gazans are starving?
Politics

An Israeli pollster explains what people there actually think about the events shocking the world’s conscience.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Israel’s Gaza policy is viciously cruel — and strategically disastrousIsrael’s Gaza policy is viciously cruel — and strategically disastrous
World Politics

Through starving Gaza, and potentially reocuppying it, Netanyahu has brutalized Palestinians and harmed his own country’s interests.

By Zack Beauchamp
Defense & Security
Is it possible to “win” a nuclear war?Is it possible to “win” a nuclear war?
Defense & Security

Eighty years after Hiroshima, the idea that nuclear war can be controlled is making a comeback.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Some countries still want to save the worldSome countries still want to save the world
Future Perfect

The US decimated foreign aid budgets. These nations are doubling theirs.

By Sara Herschander
Politics
The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
Politics

The Ivy League agreements with Trump are a danger to all of higher ed.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders?
Politics

Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Logoff
Why Trump is picking a fight with BrazilWhy Trump is picking a fight with Brazil
The Logoff

Trump is attempting to interfere in the criminal trial of a far-right ally in Brazil.

By Cameron Peters
World Politics
How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”How Gaza’s hunger crisis reached its “worst-case scenario”
World Politics

Who is to blame for the failure to feed Gazans?

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?
World Politics

A veteran aid worker’s warning on what happens next in Gaza.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
The Logoff

Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yetWhy tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yet
Politics

If you’re worried about inflation from Trump’s tariffs already, just wait until fall.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
We don’t know how many people will die because of Trump’s USAID cutsWe don’t know how many people will die because of Trump’s USAID cuts
Future Perfect

The chaos of Trump’s global health cuts make the human toll near-impossible to calculate. That’s by design.

By Kelsey Piper
Today, Explained newsletter
Trump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for longTrump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for long
Today, Explained newsletter

Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explainedTrump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explained
The Logoff

NATO countries will buy weapons from the US — and deliver them to Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theaterAmerica is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater
Future Perfect

The end of mandatory shoe removal signals progress on airport security.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Israel is taking its old Gaza model abroadIsrael is taking its old Gaza model abroad
Politics

“Mowing the grass” didn’t stop October 7. Now it’s going global.

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained podcast
What Trump and Netanyahu want from each otherWhat Trump and Netanyahu want from each other
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in Washington for a third visit.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
On the Right
Canada: More American than the United States?Canada: More American than the United States?
On the Right

How a 1965 prediction of impending Canadian doom sheds light on Trump’s talk of the 51st state.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policyWhat the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policy
Politics

Trump attacked Iran. What he did next was even more revealing.

By Andrew Prokop
World Politics
Why the US just can’t quit Middle East warsWhy the US just can’t quit Middle East wars
World Politics

Every president wants to extricate America from the region’s conflicts. None of them do.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Trump keeps reminding the American public to dislike himTrump keeps reminding the American public to dislike him
Politics

The public doesn’t like it when the president actually does something.

By Christian Paz
Politics
3 ways Americans could pay for Trump’s war with Iran3 ways Americans could pay for Trump’s war with Iran
Politics

The conflict could take a toll in both blood and money.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Trump wants to take out Iran’s nuclear program. His attacks may backfire.Trump wants to take out Iran’s nuclear program. His attacks may backfire.
Politics

The president is being unpredictable on Iran. Here’s how to think about what’s next.

By Michelle Bentley
World Politics
Why the US is attacking Iran nowWhy the US is attacking Iran now
World Politics

And six other big questions about the bombing, explained.

By Zack Beauchamp, Joshua Keating and 1 more
World Politics
Three ways Trump’s attack on Iran could spin out of controlThree ways Trump’s attack on Iran could spin out of control
World Politics

How does this war end?

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
This time, it’s Trump’s warThis time, it’s Trump’s war
World Politics

Donald Trump brings America into Israel’s war on Iran.

By Joshua Keating
On the Right
Trump doesn’t have a foreign policyTrump doesn’t have a foreign policy
On the Right

What he has instead is the promise of chaos.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Is Israel trying to destroy Iran’s nuclear program — or topple its government?Is Israel trying to destroy Iran’s nuclear program — or topple its government?
World Politics

America may be about to get involved in another regime change war in the Middle East.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
The stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest biasThe stunning reversal of humanity’s oldest bias
Future Perfect

Everyone wants to be a girl dad now.

By Bryan Walsh
World Politics
The Israel-Iran war hinges on three big thingsThe Israel-Iran war hinges on three big things
World Politics

It’s impossible to know how this war will end. But here’s how to make sense of it.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Will the US get drawn into the Israel-Iran war?Will the US get drawn into the Israel-Iran war?
World Politics

Trump seems to be trying to associate himself with the attacks after the fact.

By Joshua Keating
Defense & Security
Why the Pentagon just can’t quit Elon MuskWhy the Pentagon just can’t quit Elon Musk
Defense & Security

How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.

By Joshua Keating
On the Right
The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack postThe fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post
On the Right

How a Catholic theocrat started speaking for Trump’s State Department.

By Zack Beauchamp
Today, Explained newsletter
Has the world had it with Israel?Has the world had it with Israel?
Podcast
Today, Explained newsletter

Criticism of Israel is ramping up. What does that mean for the war in Gaza?

By Avishay Artsy